The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-05-04
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FACTS FOR FARMERS.

-Ihc best Of farmers will often find
chan e of tactics necessary with 6
change Of location.
$ hearing twice year is justitiable.
il NJ al, only when there is the best
system Of feeding the year through
y. \. Examiner
-Good butter can not be made from
COWS kept in dark stables. Our
C,wtry Home.
Every farmer should cndcavor to
raise al the products of the climate for
his own use. Herein lies the indie
p"ndence of farm life.-Cincinnati
Times
DOES farming pay' 1t does in one
sense. if the farmer and his family have
conf 'rtable clothing, plenty to eat,
and he is not getting deeper in debt
Ohio Farmer.
There never was a time when so
many minds We're at work or so many
efforts made in various directions to
advance the practice and science of
agriculture. Detroit Tribune.
The farmer who does not fence in
his stock when living along the line OF
railro al not only runs the risk of
losing valuable animals but endangers
the lives Of travclcrS.-Tr Troy Times,
Every meet II . of farmers where
discussion of farm topics is the priu-
cipal order tends To broader thought.
and is, tn Arefore worthy OF attention
from all who are within convent ent
distances. Tile H"sbaaiman.
-Piny, in his writings. gave the
farmers of that period in history, in
structions how to make elm trees to
grow the right shape for plows. win
our agricultural implements look as
ridiculous in two thousand years IS do
those of the days of Pliny look to Us
now?-Impsemek and Farm Journal.
If there be any materials that are
unfit for use on the farm, such as rak-
ings. leaves or dried weeds. consign
them to the flames. as it is much better
| to do so than to have them in the way.
| Fire will do more to destroy weed
seeds and save labor during the grow
StSiHpii ihti 'thti a.
this season get really for the next by
| by reducing the number of Obstacles
| Albany Journal.
| Kindness to farm animals is not
only mark of humanity but of good
"horsc sense 1t pays--in dollars
and cents. The man who treats his
horses and other animals with gentle
! ness will get more and better work out
of them than one who shouts at, whips
and abuses them. They know when
they're W ii treated. and will respond
with alacrity to the call of one whom
they recognize as q friend Western
Rural
The following was given as advice
at an agricultural gathering in Massa-
chusetts, which is worthy Of consider
alton: Cut the corn at the roots, and
shock firmly as soon as the corn il
glazed. The fodder will then be worth
as much as English hay at $50 pei
ton; but calling it Sl5 the 5O-bushels
crop will cost but 2S cents per bushel
a 60-bushel crop would reduce the cos
to 13 cents per bushel, while Is
bushel crop would make the grain al
clear profit. The larger the crop thu
cheaper the cost.
Discussing grated varieties of frui
trees, a writer in Harpcr's Mdgazts
says: This opportunity to grow differ
ent kinds of fruit on one tree impart
:, new and delightful interest TO th
orchard. Tie proprietor can alway
:, be on the lookout for something ne'
= and fine. and the few moments requil
s ed in grating or budding make it hi
Y. The operation is so simple and eas
nj that he can learn 10 perform ishimsei
n. and there are always plenty u adep
~ in the rural vicinagc IT, gi7e him u
r. initial lesson. While he viii Keep u
Standard kind for his main support
ii. can gratify his taste and eye with son
W pretty innovations. | know oi an al
a, ple tree which bears over 100 varieue
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